The Kidnapping

The Kidnapping

1934/11/23 • Released • French

Drama
6.8
1h 23m

Overview

Hans has killed the dog of Firmin, a shepherd. Wild with rage, Firmin kidnaps Elsi, Hans' fiancée and locks her up at his home. Hans, a peddler, vows to find the missing girl. This is what he does and he manages, with the help of Mânu, the village idiot, to give Elsi a letter. On seeing her, the changeling falls in love at first sight with the young woman. Elsi soon realizes that Mânu can become her instrument of vengeance.

Director : Dimitri Kirsanoff

Casts
Dita Parlo

Dita Parlo

Elsi

Geymond Vital

Geymond Vital

Firmin

Jeanne Marie-Laurent

Jeanne Marie-Laurent

La mère de Firmin

Auguste Bovério

Mathias - le colporteur

Dyk Rudens

Hans

Hans Kaspar Ilg

Gottfried

Nadia Sibirskaïa

Nadia Sibirskaïa

Jeanne

Lucas Gridoux

Lucas Gridoux

Mânu - l'idiot

Charles Ferdinand Ramuz

Un villageois valaisan

Joe Alex

Joe Alex

Robert Bagger

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